How to apply for independent research/internships

<p>^ you can try asking the lab head but it’s unlikely he’ll take you in.</p>

<p>Wait are you saying I should probably avoid that lab altogether then? And go for the younger lab heads?</p>

<p>Ask his assistants.</p>

<p>I emailed a professor 6 days ago and I haven’t gotten a response yet. Should I email them again or just wait it out?</p>

<p>I am so happy! I managed to get a month-long part-time lab internship at Harvard University this summer!! AAHH!! :)</p>

<p>EDIT: It’s actually full-time!</p>

<p>Hey collegeluva, </p>

<p>harvard is my dream university!! Good job on securing an internship there! I have a quick question for you though…how long ago did u message a professor over there? Cause most of the professors im emailing have said that their labs are already full…</p>

<p>Hi 2Cool4U, I just PMed you.</p>

<p>Hey yup just got it! thanks for the input! i appreciate it :)</p>

<p>Hey guys, I have a problem. A professor emailed me back about working with her over the summer, but she wants to know about my “mentorship program”. The problem is, I don’t have a project that I’m working on, and the professor probably thought I did because of the tone of my email. What should I do? Should I just tell the professor that I don’t have one and hope that she still hires me?</p>

<p>I live near a community college, not a research-focused college. The closest college with professors who actually conduct their own research projects is well over an hour away. In this case, how do I approach a professor and ask for a position in their lab? Is it possible that they will think I cannot work on research regularly due to the distance and not accept me?</p>

<p>MomentumA7: I live in a suburb which is practically 1 hour away by car and 2 hours by transit from my research setting. Meanwhile, I’ve been doing research since grade 9 and I just secured a position in another research lab for this summer in that same vicinity.</p>

<p>As long as you show up early or on time to any appointments that the two of you set, the lab wouldn’t reject you because of distance. However, this may mean missing some classes.</p>

<p>@truehype

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<p>Would teachers usually agree to letting students skip their classes on a regular basis to participate in research?
Also, do you research every day?</p>

<p>bookmark**</p>

<p>not on a regular basis
what i meant was maybe for occasional lab meetings or you meeting with the professor, then you have to skip a couple days during the year. also, for things like ISEF or other science competitions, yes you have to skip some school days. this shouldn’t be too big of a problem because summer’s in 2 months anyways so just ask them about summer research possibilities; and it should be easier to ask a professor from USA than from where I am</p>

<p>for me, it was mainly weekends, but i don’t suggest requesting weekends. no, there’s no time to research everyday in a lab, however i have been doing research at home for these past couple of months.</p>

<p>you can PM me if you want more information (: ; checking the threads is too time-consuming</p>

<p>just wanted to say that I am going to assist in psycholinguistics research at USC over the summer!! this thread was VERY helpful</p>

<p>Awesome. I’m glad it helped.</p>

<p>Turns out that at my internship at Harvrd, I get paid $10/hour. AAHH! It keeps getting better! (Christina Aguilera, for music fanatics like me, lol)</p>

<p>Is it too late to ask around now? A lot of my summer options have disappeared so I’m trying to find some I’m really interested in and research sounds infinitely more enjoyable than a random job:o</p>